Kirkbymoorside Memorial Hall is a historic building in Kirkbymoorside, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
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The building was constructed as the Toll Booth in about 1730, possibly on the site of an earlier incarnation. It originally had three storeys, but it suffered a major fire in 1871, and was rebuilt reduced to two storeys. In 1919, it was sold to a trust of townspeople. Plaques were placed on the hall in memory of local victims, and the building was renamed the "Memorial Hall". [1] From the 1920s until the 1960s, it was partly used to house the Electric Cinema. [2] The building was grade II listed in 1955. [3] It is used as an events venue, and to host a weekly market. [4]
The hall is built of sandstone, with four giant rusticated pilasters on the front. floor bands, and a slate roof. It has two storeys, attics and a basement, and is five bays wide. Steps lead up to the central doorway that has a segmental head and a fanlight. The windows are sashes, those in the upper floor with wedge lintels. On the roof is a square turret with oval louvres in the sides, and a pagoda top. In the left gable wall is a doorway with an oriel window above. [3] [5]
